Middleton, I V 1978-11-21
I. V. Middleton relates his experiences as a farmer in West Texas and describes Lamesa’s early years.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: I.V. Middleton
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: November 21, 1978
Location: Lamesa, Texas
Interviewer: Bobby Weaver
Length: 45 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: To Lamesa, Texas (1919),
From Jones County,
Land purchased,
Breaking it,
Prices,
Crops,
Cotton,
Sorghum,
Rattlesnakes,
Prairie dog towns,
Harvesting,
Sandstorm (1926),
First gin (1914),
Picking cotton,
Wages,
Tractors (1930),
Steel wheels,
Rubber tires,
J. R. Johnson, early owner,
Mexican-American labor,
Lamesa,
Appearance,
First brick building,
Paved streets (1927),
Ranches,
Slaughter,
Dean,
Fences,
Roads.
Tape 1, Side 2: Barns,
Churches,
Interdenominational,
Schools,
Consolidation (1930s),
Water supply,
Windmills,
Irrigation (1940s),
Fertilizers,
Tenant farming,
Plot size,
Railroads,
Oil and petroleum industry.
Range Dates: 1919-1978
Bulk Dates: 1919-1969
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